RABBITTOWN — Jonah Daniel ran for three touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass to help lead Union County to a 49-8 win over East Hall Friday night at East Hall Stadium.
The Panthers (1-0) jumped on the Vikings (0-1) early with 21 first-quarter points and then cruised to the victory.
Daniel scored on a 2-yard run and then 38-yard in the first six minutes of the game. Daniel then reeled in a 38-yard pass from Pierson Allison in the waning seconds of the opening period for a 21-0 lead.
Allison added a 2-yard run to cap an 80-yard drive in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime lead. Daniel scored his final touchdown of the game in the third quarter with a 1-yard run to finish off a 76-yard Union County drive.
East Hall got its only points of the game early in the fourth quarter on a 38-yard touchdown pass from Clete Cooper to Mon Tabor. That play was sandwiched between a pair of Sloan Sutton touchdown runs of 1-yard and 10-yards in the second half.
Union County next will play host to Towns County next week while East Hall plays host to Woodland still looking for its first win under new coach Michael Perry.
